BTCC chief Bobby Lee: Bitcoin is not anti-bank, it’s pro-innovation
By Ian Allison BTCC chief Bobby Lee: Bitcoin is not anti-bank, it’s pro-innovation Bobby Lee, CEO of bitcoin mining and
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Bitfinex and Blade Payments deal delivers Bitcoin debit card with no exchange requirement
by Duncan Riley Bitcoin exchange Bitfinex (iFinex, Inc.) has announced a new partnership with Blade Payments (Blade Data Ltd.) to
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The Bitcoin Startup Boom Comes Back Down to Earth
By Olga Kharif Jeff Garzik has spent the past several months pitching investors on a pretty out-there startup idea. He proposed building
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Six Tips for Paying Taxes on Bitcoin
By Brady Dale How do people pay taxes on bitcoin and other virtual currencies? Ask anyone deep in the bitcoin scene
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Digix and Coinify marry Bitcoin and Ethereum for gold-based digital assets
By Ian Allison Singapore-based digital assets company Digix and bitcoin payment processor Coinify are creating crypto-assets on Ethereum. The partnership
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Russian Finance Ministry Proposes a 4-Yr Prison Sentence for Bitcoin Users
by Samburaj Das The Russian Ministry of Finance is taking a hard stance against Russian adopters of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies,
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FBI: Malware Victims Should Pay Bitcoin Ransoms
By Grace Caffyn Victims of malware, such as bitcoin ransomware Cryptolocker, should just pay off the perpetrators if they want to see their data
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Marijuana Industry Could Still Use Bitcoin
By Bitcoinist.net Colorado’s marijuana businesses are having a hard time creating a bank. The Federal Reserve said that because the
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Georgia’s UniPAY Brings Bitcoin to 55,000 Active Users
Joseph Young Leading bitcoin wallet and payment processor Snapcard has entered into a strategic partnership with UniPAY, Georgia-based e-wallet company
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Reality Check: Bitcoin Plays A Bit Role In Terror Financing
by Elliot Maras Is bitcoin really the preferred currency of terrorists? You might think so from reading some of the
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TalkTalk Hackers Demanded £80K in Bitcoin
By Brian Krebs TalkTalk, a British phone and broadband provider with more than four million customers, disclosed Friday that intruders
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Bitcoin Price Hits $290, Its Highest Level Since July
Leon Pick Bitcoin price, October 25. Source: Bitcoinwisdom Bitcoin (BTC/USD) has continued its hot streak, rising 4% to $290.50 on
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Top 10 Benefits Bitcoin Provides New Users
Author Evander Smart People who are new to Bitcoin rarely understand it the first time around. They think it is
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Canadian Authority Exonerates Bitcoin Mining Company Of Improper Solicitation
by Elliot Maras A Canadian company called Dominion Bitcoin Mining has been exonerated of soliciting investors without proper registration. The
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European Exchanges React to Bitcoin VAT Exemption
Yessi Bello Perez Earlier this week, the European Court of Justice decided to exempt bitcoin transactions from Value Added Tax (VAT).
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Virtual Heads Or Tails: EU Says Bitcoin Is Currency For Tax Purposes While US Disagrees
By Kelly Phillips Erb , Bitcoin is money. That was the gist of a ruling this week from the European
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Who Has The Largest Bitcoin Stash?
by P. H. Madore Of the more than 14 million bitcoins currently in existence, we know of many who have
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BitOasis Expands Bitcoin Purchases in the Middle East
By Yessi Bello Perez Dubai-based startup BitOasis has expanded its bitcoin wallet and exchange service further across the Middle East. Attributing
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Bitcoin Startup Abra Moves to Launch Mobile Remittance App
By Stan Higgins Abra is gearing up to release its bitcoin-powered remittance app in the next few weeks, pending final
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Will Bitcoin Startups Target Accenture’s Fintech Innovation Lab 2016?
By Nikhil Gupta The countdown has begun! The applications for the New York’s sixth annual Fintech Innovation Lab are now
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A Bitcoin charm offensive on law enforcement
By Brian Fung Earlier this week, a federal judge sentenced Carl Mark Force IV to more than six years in
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Toronto Restaurant, Pearl King, Accepts Bitcoin
By Scott Sidders Pearl King, a Chinese restaurant in Toronto, Ontario accepts Bitcoin and the food is great. On October
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Coinprism Launches OpenChain, an Open-Source Distributed Ledger
by Samburaj Das Coinprism, the blockchain technology company that developed the Open Assets standard “colored coins” that is now used
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Is The Bitcoin Price Rising Due To Chinese Demand Or The New Winklevoss Exchange Gemini?
by Justin OConnell Zero Hedge is contending that Bitcoin is on the precipice of the “2nd coming of the Bitcoin
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Spanish Tax Authorities Issue Bitcoin-Related Probe for Information
Yessi Bello Perez The Spanish Tax Authority has probed at least one bitcoin-friendly business in the country for information on the
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5 Facts from the Q3 2015 State of Bitcoin Report
Grace Caffyn Last week saw the release of CoinDesk’s latest State of Bitcoin report, which gives a quarterly snapshot of
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21 Inc. Files a Patent for ‘Digital Currency Mining Circuitry’
by Samburaj Das Bitcoin startup 21 has applied for a patent for mining circuitry that “may be used to mine
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